Unimation · Industrial · 1978
The Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly — Vic Scheinman’s elegant 6-axis electric arm became the most influential robot arm ever made, the de facto research standard for decades, and in 1985 performed the first robot-assisted surgery (a brain biopsy).
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Industrial |
| Status | Retired |
| Year | 1978 |
| Degrees of freedom | 6 |
| Payload | 2.5 kg |
| Repeatability | ±±0.1 mm mm |
| Actuator type | 6-axis electric servo arm |
| Use cases | Assembly automation, Robotics research standard, First robotic surgery (1985) |
| Made in | USA |